Belgium vs Romania prediction and betting tips

Tournament:European Championship

Game time:23 jun 2024, 03:00

A match between the national teams of Belgium and Romania will take place in the 2nd round of Euro on June 22, 2024. Unexpectedly, the current guests won the opening match, and a draw would be enough for them. Still, the favourite of the quartet needs a victory.

Belgium vs Romania: key statistics and trends

• Belgium, being under the leadership of the current coach, had not lost until the Euro.
• Romania had not won in 4 matches in a row before defeating Ukraine.
• Belgium wins the first half in 80% of matches, Romania – in 27% of confrontations.

Belgium – the shape of the team and its analysis:

“The Red Devils”, after their failure at the World Cup in Qatar, said goodbye to a number of veterans and then Roberto Martinez was fired. Domenico Tedesco, a young specialist who had previously worked only with clubs, was chosen as his successor. The move sparked scepticism, but the German mentor was able to win the group, drawing only with Austria. The team also tied the game with the Swedes – 1-1, but that match, which was interrupted due to a terrorist attack, was not completed.

Speaking about 2024, the Belgians drew with Ireland and England in March, and they defeated Montenegro (2-0) and Luxembourg (3-0) before the Euro. The championship started with the battle against the Slovaks. And it seems that the opponent was somehow underestimated – the underdog scored early, and the team did not respond with a single goal.

Romania – the shape of the team and its analysis:

“The Tricolor” was able to unexpectedly “shoot” during the last year’s qualification. The team went through the entire qualification without defeat, even won the battle against Switzerland in the end, and logically appeared ahead of the other rivals, led by Israel.

Still, 2024 did not work out well for this team. First, it was held to a 1-1 draw in the game against Northern Ireland and lost with a 2-3 score to Colombia in March. And the summer started with goalless draws against the Bulgarians and even such a hopeless outsider as Liechtenstein at the home arena. Speaking about the Euro, the team started against the neighbour, Ukraine. And it showed excellent football, more than deservedly achieving a devastating 3-0 score. Moreover, the score was set at the beginning of the second half, so the strength was saved.

Belgium: team news

The main scandal is Tedesco’s decision not to take Courtois. Tielemans continues to gain shape after injury.

Romania: team news

Morutan is not able to go to the Euro due to injury.

Belgium vs Romania: possible starting line-ups

Belgium (possible line-up): Casteels – Meunier, Vertonghen, Witsel - Doku, de Bruyne, Trossard, Onana, de Ketelaere, Castagne – Lukaku.

Romania (possible line-up): Moldovan – Bancu, Racovitan, Drăguşin, Mogos – Coman, Marin, Hagi, Mihaila, Man – Puscas.

Previous head-to-head matches: Belgium vs Romania

So far, “the Tricolor” has the advantage: 3 wins and a couple of defeats.

Free prediction for the match Belgium vs Romania

“The Red Devils” are considered to be the clear favourite. Still, their opponent is comfortable with the status of an underdog. Let’s bet on its victory with “a +1.5 goal handicap” (odd: 1.6).